Dreamachine’s Teacher Wellbeing CPD series is a collection of live webinars and resources supporting teacher wellness through connection and creativity.
We all know we should look after ourselves – eat healthily, exercise, make time for ourselves and catch some light. But for teachers and educators in particular, it can be difficult to put this into practice.
This INSET resource aims to help teachers discuss the value of self-care, challenge the belief that it is self-indulgent, try out a range of creative wellbeing activities and plan how to develop these as habits in their day-to-day lives.
"Staff wellbeing is an extension of the wellbeing of children and young people and parents and every single person who enters through the door of the school which means it’s a sense of community, a sense of wellbeing, a sense of collective endeavour…"
Explore the videos below for free professional development sessions on the science of wellbeing, creativity and approaches for schools to take for their teaching staff.
Alison Peacock (CEO, Chartered College of Teaching) and Sinéad Mc Brearty (CEO, Education Support) discuss approaches Senior School leaders, Heads and Governors can take to support educator wellbeing.
Shermaine Slocombe (Artist, Creative Practitioner and Dreamachine school resources writer) demonstrates some wellbeing activities for the classroom, from the Health & Wellbeing (PSHE) lesson plans
Sinéad Mc Brearty (CEO, Education Support) and Lisa Lea-Weston (Director, Talking Heads Supervision) talk with teachers about practical wellbeing tips and meaningful ways to make this part of your life when feeling stretched or stressed
"Just lovely to have some useful, free, accessible and creative CPD and ideas."
